New ZealandMember of the House of RepresentativesLabour PartyAuckland · Te AtatūMember of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Phil Twyford
Profile
Philip Stoner Twyford is a New Zealand politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Te Atatū since 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he previously held several ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Housing and Urban Development and Minister of Transport, during the Sixth Labour Government. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist, trade union organiser, and the founding director of Oxfam New Zealand. Twyford identifies as a social democrat and has been a prominent figure in urban development and foreign affairs policy within the Labour Party.
Details
- Born
- 1963-05-04 · 63 years old
- Birth place
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Education
- Westlake Boys High School, University of Auckland
- Career
- Journalist, trade union organiser, founding director of Oxfam New Zealand
